Goldman Sachs Promotes Jake Woodson to Partner

Goldman Sachs promoted Jake Woodson to partner on November 5, 2026. Woodson, who leads the firm's leveraged finance trading for corporate debt and loans, is the second-youngest of 109 executives elevated to the firm's highest rank outside the C-Suite this year.

Firm president John Waldron notified Woodson of the promotion via a phone call during a period of significant market volatility, marked by falling benchmark indexes and a decline in AI stocks. Woodson joined the firm in 2014 after studying at the University of British Columbia.

His career at the firm includes serving as a distressed credit trader during the pandemic and leading the US distressed credit trading team through the 2023 banking crisis. Woodson described the atmosphere following the announcement as one of high-fives and hugs before returning to trading for the remainder of the day.